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ancient humans

Humans

Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe much later than assumed

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Humans

The story of ancient Mesopotamia and the dawn of the modern world

Culture

Humans

Fossil proteins may soon reveal how we're related to Australopithecus

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Humans

Enigmatic people who took over Europe millennia ago came from Ukraine

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FRANCE. Fashion shoot for Citizen K International. From 'Fashion Magazine'. 1999.

Life

A lively history shows that the human neck is full of surprises

Culture

Humans

Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?

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Ritual Sticks - Uncle Russell Mullett on the balcony of Cloggs Cave

Humans

Ancient humans understood the future and the past pretty much as we do

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Humans

How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

Features

Engaging new podcast asks what the big things are that make us human

Humans

Engaging new podcast asks what the big things are that make us human

Culture

Humans

Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show

Researchers have tried to work out how fast Australopithecus afarensis could run by creating a 3D digital robot of the ancient hominin

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Humans

Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred

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Technology

High-tech archaeology shows we aren't the first to endure hard times

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Humans

Could hibernation technology allow humans to skip winters?

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Humans

Game-changing archaeology from the past 5 years – and what’s to come

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